I’m a creative who pulls inspiration from all corners of life—both the joyful highs and the real-life moments that punch you in the gut. Honestly, I don’t think I can pin down a single scrapbooking style for myself, so let’s just go with eclectic. My layouts really depend on my mindset. If I’m in a deep, cerebral mood, you’ll likely see something chaotic and messy. If I’m more relaxed, it tends to come out clean, simple, and structured.
My brain is usually running on several channels at once, so it’s completely normal for me to be working on a digital layout, dabbling in a hybrid project, and getting messy with art journaling or mixed media—all at the same time.
Here are a few of my go-to tools: Digital: Adobe Photoshop CC + my MacBook; Photos: Canon Rebel or iPhone; Hybrid: Cricut Joy + sewing machine; Art Journaling: watercolors, stencils, and artsticks
And when it comes to embellishments—digital or physical—I’m always reaching for messy threads, ribbons, and Polaroids. Always the Polaroids.
How is it mid-way through December already? During the bustle of the holiday season it is nice to look forward to next major calendar event – New Year’s Eve and Day. Don’t get me wrong, I love the November/December holidays,…
Creating your own Christmas cards is fun and easy. Using digital elements makes it even easier, you select the piece you wish to use, recolor/resize if needed (in whichever editing softwear you use) and then print it out. I like…
Hello pad scrappers!!! I’m excited to talk to you today about one of my favorite tools to use in hybrid scrapbooking and memory keeping. There was some discussion of this tool in the Chatty Forum last week and I think…
Hi-ho Pad Scrappers! Polly Liana here with a fun winter recipe that everyone will love: Mini Snowman Pizzas! They’re easy, not too many ingredients and adorable. Here’s what you need: “Grands” biscuit dough sliced black olives pizza sauce baby…
Cheers, Pad Scrappers! Polly Liana here, melting into a huge puddle of love over the newest BYOC for December. If you’re new to the concept, BYOC stands for Build Your Own Collection. On the first Friday of every month, our…
Making titles easy and fun. Titles, subjects, the finishing touch to a page, and sometimes, they can great starting point for a blank canvas! Here are some fun ways to get that subject bold on your page. This first one,…
Hello Pad scrappers!! Tis the season for wrapping gifts and placing them under the tree! Several years ago I could not find gift tags in the store that I liked, so I began making my own simple gift tags. Today I…
Y’all! Please tell me I’m not the only one who’s procrastinated with some of this Christmas stuff?! Well, lucky for you, I made some FREE Christmas printables to help us both out. 🙂 Now you can cross one more thing…
Hello everyone! It’s Polly Karen here back to show off a brand new batch of monthly challenges. Each month we have 8 brand new challenges that are posted in the forum Challenge Pad on the 1st (the BYOC Challenge is posted on…
Hi guys!!! It’s my favorite Friday of the month because it’s the release day of this month’s new Memory Pockets Monthly collection! Memory Pockets Monthly: List is just so perfect for this time of the year! Let’s face it, the holidays…
Hello everyone! It’s Polly Karen here bringing you the Challenge Spotlight post for November. Once a month I have the privilege of looking through the challenge galleries to find just a few of my favorite layouts and shine my spotlight on them here….
Hello all my artsy friends! I hope everyone had a fabulous holiday weekend. I’m just dropping in today with a quick recoloring tip to help match your photos to your digital scrapbooking page – and a fun idea for your…